Stamp-cabinet.



P. H. CHASE. STAMP CABINET, ARPLIOATION FILED JUL! 11. 190B,

Patented Ma 11, 19090 THE NORRIS PETzRs co. WASHINGTON, b. c.

. F. H. CHASE.

STAMP UABINET.

APPLICATION FILED may 17. 1908.

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STAMP-CAB INET Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed July 17, 1908. Serial N 0. 443,969.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, F RANK H. CrIAsn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chi-5 cago, in the county of Cook and State of illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stamp-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. i

The object of this invention is to provide a cabinet of simple and inexpensive construction and compact form for holding stamps so that they can be conveniently dispensed in .quantities, and also in post otlices.

The cabinet is also adapted for general of fice use as it forms a convenient means for.

holding and protecting stamps until they are used.

Another object of the invention is to provide the cabinet with a moistening pad conveniently arranged to be engaged by the stamp to be dispensed so that it can be immediately afiixed to the envelop.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one embodiment of the invention Figure l is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 8 is a topiplan view showing the cabinet in open position with a sheet of stamps there In. Fig. 4 is a loi'igitudinal sectional-view on the line -i-l of Fig. 1 showing the parts in normal position. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the front swungto open. position and also showing, in broken lines, the position" which the parts assume inseparating a strip from the sheet. Fig. is a transverse sectional view on the line 6--G of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a top planview of onesection of the stamp base. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of one section of thestamp base. Figs. 9 and 10 are respectively bottomand top plan views of one section of the clamping member. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view on the line 11 11 of Fig. 1 omitting the front. Fi 12 is a detail enlar ed sectional view at the rear ends of a pair of clamping and bed sections.

- Referring to thedrawings, the cabinet consists of a frame 1 of suitable form which comprises a top 2 mounted to swing on a rod 3 supported in the frame at the rear end thereof and a frontt mounted to swing on the top 2 at 5.

The clamping member comprises a plurality of sections 6 made preferably in channel form (Fig. 6) and provided with ribs 7 to engage the stamps. These. clamping sections are each provided at the rear end with a socketjhook 8 to engage the pivot rod 3Jand at the front end with a recess 9 to enable the stamp to be. grasped as hereafter described. I v The pivot rod 3 projects through elongated slots 10 in the depending sides 2 of the top 2 so that said top, andthe front, when the latter is thrown to open position, as shown in Fig. 5, may have a limited longitudinal movement on the frame. A stud 11 mounted on the top of each clamping section, near its front end, is arranged to project up through an 'opening12 in thetop 2 (Fig. 11). The opening 12] isof suflicient size to receive the read 11 of the stud when the top is in forward position and it has a contracted slot 12 communicating therewith to receive the shank of thestudwhen the top is in rearward position to which it must be moved before it canbe swung open.

Means are provided for locking the top in vclosed position and in the drawings I have shown the frame provided with hooks 13 to be engaged by the front edge 14 of the top when the latter is moved forward in closed position (Fig. 2). It will be under stood that when the top is closed and locked by engagement with the hooks 13 the studs 11 will register with the openings 12 (Figs. 41, 5), and when the top is moved rearward to disengage it from the hooks 13 the slots 12 in the top will engage the studs 11, so that when the top is swung to open position the sections of the clamping member are locked thereto andwill swing with the top, thus leaving the bed free to receive the sheet of stamps.

The stamp bed comprises a plurality of sections 15 arranged side by side and each provided with a top facing 16 of rubber or equivalent material (Fig. 7). These bed sections are preferably made in channel form (Figs. .6, 8) and are provided at their rear ends with a socket 17 to engage the socket hooks 8 of the clamping sections (Fig. 12). A dog 18 in the form of a hook, is pivoted at 18 to the underside of each bed section and is adapted to engage a cross bar 19 on the frame beneath the bed. A movable locking and releasing plate 20 is supported in guides 21 on the frame beneath "the cross bar 19 and is provided with openings 20 which register with openings 20" in the frame adjacent to the cross bar 19 and through which registered openings the dogs '18 "extend (Fig. t). The ends 22 of the plate 20 project beyond the sides of the frame between shoulders 23 and 23 on the sides'2 of the top (Fig. 2).

A dispensing slide 24 is supported on the underside of each bed seetion 15 and projects beyond the front thereof and is provided with a header rib' 24. The slide has a flongitudinal slot 25 to-re'eeive the rivet or pin 25 'vvherebytheslide is held in place on the 'bedsection and is guided in its longitudinal n'io-vtnnent. I A s ringer; is attached to the rear "end of the slide and to the bed section to hold the slide normally retracted. The 1'earward m'ovement of the slide ma be limited bythe engageinentof a shoulder 24 on the slide with the front end *of the bed section er by the "engagement of the rivet or 1'5i11 25 with the-front end of the slot 25 or'by both.

The bed -seetions are supported in subst-a'nti'ally horizontal position by plate springs 27'whicl1 are fastened to the frame and engage the underside of the *bed sections between their ends and preferably about midwa (Fig. 4).

A spengees or other moistening pad *may bearianged in' 'areCeptacle-QQ at the front of the frame in convenient position to be engaged by a stamp before it'is detached. The front *4 "is made "to cover the moistening pad "and the dispensing mecha'nism at the front "of 'the machine a'nd it may be locked to {the fra-nie i in any suitable manner.

To 'till the =-'eabinetthe front is thrown "open' to'the position shown in Fig. 5 and the top is inoved rearwardiintil it'is disengaged from the fhooks -13. This rearwa'rd movement of the top carries the slots 12 into engagement with thestuds 11 'and' th'ereby locks the sevei-alsections of the clamping member to the top. The rearward movement of the top -also engages the shoulders 23 with the projecting "ends 22 0f the plate may be readily divided into strips of ten stamps each and the stamps in each strip may be r adily separated on the lines of perforatimis. The cabinet is constrimtcd to receive a. complete sheet of one hundred stamps but it will readily appear that a smaller sheet may be arranged in the cabinet whenever desired. The sheet is a rrangcd on the bed so that the lines of periiu'ations which extend lengthwise of the sheet will register with the side edges of adjacent scctions of the bed. and as the sections of the clamping member register with the sections of the bed the stamps will be securely held on the bed by the clamping member when the top is secured in closed and locked position and in such manner that the sheet may be readily divided into strips along the lengthwise lines of perforations. After the sheet has been properly arranged on the bed the top is swung to closed position and moved forward to locked position. The forwardinovement of the top carries the shoulders 28 into en agement with the projecting ends 22 of the plate 20 and moves said plate forward so that the dogs 18 may bc engaged with the cross bar 19. At. this time. the bed sections are yieldingly supported by the springs 27 and their rear ends are cugaged with the socket books of the clamping sections, these socket hooks being ongaged with the pivot rod. Thus the bed sections are fulcrumed at their rear ends on the pivot rod In. dispensing the stamps one strip will preferably be separated at a time and the second strip will not be separated until all the stamps of the first strip are dispensed. To separate a strip from the rest of the sheet the pair of bed and clamping sections holding the stamps of the strip to be separated are depressed by pressure applied thereon at the front end. 'lhesc sections operate with a shearing action to cut the sheet along the line of perforations and separate the strip held thereby. At the same time the dog on the bed section is swung into engagement with the cross bar '15) and thereby the fulcrum of the bed section is shifted from the pivot. rod 3 to the dog and cross bar, asshown in broken lines in Fig. 5. The dog and the cross bar are constructed and arranged so that the dog will not cugage the cross bar until the bed scction has been depressed and when these' parts arc engaged the rear end portion of the bed section will be held, upon the return of thc forward end of the bed section to normal position, in a. lower position than it was formerly held when fulcrumed on the pivot rod 3. In this position the rear end of the bed section is tilted downward while thc forward end is pressed up against the clamping member. Thereby the friction of thc stamp strip is provided mainly at the front of the machine. It will therefore be under stood that before the strip is separated it is securely held throughout its length between the clamping section and the bed sec tion, in fact the entire sheet is thus held before any strip has been separated, and this clamping action is not released as to each strip until it is separated from the sheet and then it is not released at the front of the machine. 7

To remove a stamp from the strip which has been separated from the sheet the first stamp, which projects above the endof the slide in front of the shoulder 24. and the slide are grasped between the thumb and forefinger and theslide is pulled out and released, leaving the first stamp projecting beyond the rib 24. Then the first stamp may be detached from the second stamp by tearing it along the transverse line of perforations and on the rib. Thus the second stamp is left in position to be dispensed at the next operation and as the first stamp on each bed section is always exposed to view the operator can see at a glance its denomination. Therefore the machine may be supplied with stamps of various denominations and the operator will have no trouble in distinguishing them. The construction is such that the slide can be pulled out a distance equal to the length of a stamp so that the stamp to be dispensedwill be properly positioned for separation from the next stamp when the slide is released and returned by the spring to normal position. If it is desired to affix the stamp at once it can be moistened by engagement with the bed before or after it is detached. 7

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapt- 7 ed to support an integral sheet consisting of a plurality of connected stamps, said bed comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arrange-d side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet before and after the rows are separated.

2. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp-bed adapted to support an integral sheet consisting of a plurality of connected stamps, said bed comprising a plurality of independently movable long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet before and after the rows are separated.

3. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged to swing independently in the arc of a circle and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet.

4. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections each pivotally mounted at one end to swing in the arc of a circle and adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet.

5. In a stamp-cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections each pivotally mounted at one end to swing in the arc of a circle and adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, and a rubber facing on the top of each section.

6. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections each pivotally mounted at one end to swing in the arc of a circle and adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, said sections being made in channel form and each provided with a pivot engaging socket at its rear end.

7. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapt ed to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, and a dispensing slide at the front end of each section and movable relatively to said section.

. 8. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapt.

dispensing slide carried by each section at its front end and projecting beyond said end and movable relatively to said section.

9. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, and a spring controlled dispensing slide carried by each section at its front end and movable relativelyv to said section. Y 10. In a stamp cabinet, a. stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet,

and a dispensing slide at the front end of and projecting beyond said end of each section and movable relatively thereto, said slide having a shoulder to engage the end of the section and limit its inward movement.

11. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, and a dispensing slide at the front end of and projecting beyond said end of each section and movable relatively thereto, said slide having a transverse rib at its outer end.

12. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and having a pivot engaging socket at one end and a dispensing slide at the other end.

14. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed comprising .a plurality of sections, each section being initially tulcrumed at one end, and means for changing said fulcrum to a point removed from said end.

15. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed comprising a plurality of sections, a hooked dog suspended from each section, a cross bar, and means for moving the dog into position to engage said cross bar.

16. In a'stamp cabinet, astamp bed comprising a plurality of sections, a hooked dog suspended from each section, a cross bar, and means for releasing the dog from the cross bar.

17 Ina stamp cabinet, a stamp bed comprising a plurality of sections, a hooked dog suspended from each section, a cross bar, and combined means for moving the dog into position to engage said crossbar and for releasing the dog from the cross bar.

.18. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed comprising a. plurality of sections, a hooked dog SUSPGllClGCl.flOHlOZlCll section, a crossbar, and a slidable plate for moving the dog into position'toengage said cross bar and for releasing the dog from the cross bar.

19. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed comprising a plurality of sections, a hooked dog suspended from each section, a cross bar, a slidable plate for moving the dog into position to engage said cross bar and for releasingthe dog fromthe cross bar, and a movable'top on the cabinet arranged to engage and'move said plate.

' 20. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed comprising a plurality of sections, a hooked dog suspended from each section, a cross bar, a. slidable plate for moving the dog into position to engage said cross bar and for releasing the dog from the cross bar, a movable top on the cabinet, and shoulders on said top to engage the ends of said plate and move the same.

21. In a stamp cabinet, a. stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, each section being "fulerumedto swing in the arc of a circle, and a. spring sustaining each section in normal position.

'22. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, each section being initially ii'ulcrumed at the back 01 the ll'ldtlllilt' to swing in the arc of a circle, means for changing the fulcrum of said sections, and a spring for each section in :lroni of the final fulcrum thereof and normally supporting l'he section in substantially horizontal position.

23. In a stamp cabinet, a clamping member adapted to engage a sheet of stamps and compr' ing a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to engage a row o1 stamps in the sheet, said sections being movable conjointly and independently.

2a. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, and a clamping member comprising a plurality oi long narrow sections registering with the bed sections, each of said clamping sections being adapted to engage the row of stamps on. a bed section.

25. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a. plurality of long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a row of stamps in the sheet, and a clamping member comprising a plurality of long narrow sections registering with the bed sections and movable therewith, each of said clamping sections being adapted to engage therow of stamps on a bed section.

26. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of independently movable long narrow sections arranged side by side and each adapted to support a. row of stamps in the sheet, and a. clamping member comprising a plurality of long narrow sections registering with the bed sections and morable therewith and independently of each other, each of said clamping sections being adapted to engage the row of stamps on a bed section.

27. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to support a sheet of stamps and comprising av plurality oi sections, a. clamping member adapted to engage the sheet on the bed and comprising a plurality of sections, said bed and clamping sections being movable in pairs to separate strips from the sheet, and means for securing said clamping member in place.

28. In a stamp cabinet, at pivoted top, a clamping member, and means for engaging said clamping member with the top to move therewith.

29. In a stamp cabinet, a pivoted top, a

clamping member comprising a plurality of sections, and means for engaging each section with the top to move therewith,

30. In a stamp cabinet, a clamping member fulcrumed to swing in the are of a circle, and a top mounted to swing With the clamping member and slidable independently thereof.

31. In a stamp cabinet, a clamping member fulcrumed to swing in the arc of a circle and comprising .a plurality of sections, a stud on each section, and a slidable top adaptedto engage said studs to swing said clamping member.

32. In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to receive a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of sections, a clamping member adapted to engage the sheet on the bed and comprising a plurality of sections registering With the bedsections, said bed and clamping sections being movable in pairs to separate. strips from the sheet, and means for separating said sections except the forward parts thereof after a strip'has been separated from the sheet.

In a stamp cabinet, a stamp bed adapted to receive a sheet of stamps and comprising a plurality of sections, a clamping member adapted to engage the sheet on the bed and comprising a plurality of sections registering with the bed sections, said bed and clamping sections being movable in pairs to separate strips from the sheet, and means for ire-adjusting the bed section to separate it from the clamping section at the rear portion thereof.

-In a stamp cabinet,the combination of a bed, and a clamping member bodily movable relative to the bed and adapted to engage a sheet of stamps on the bed, said clamping member comprising a plurality of separate and independent sections arranged side by side and each adapted to engage a row of stamps in the sheet.

35. In a stamp cabinet, the combination of a bed, and a clamping member adapted to engage a sheet of stamps on the bed and comprising a plurality of separate and independent sections arranged side by side and each adapted to engage a row of stamps in the sheet, said clamping member being bodily movable relative to the bed and each of said sections being independently movable.

FRANK H. CHASE. l/Vitnesses WM. 0. BELT, M. A. KIDDIE. 

